María Muñoz-Blanco

María Muñoz-Blanco joined ACG in 2020, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the arts, culture, and public sectors, specifically within arts service, venue management, and grantmaking organizations. Her work in the public sector has focused on improving quality of life in diverse communities, expanding programs and services in the arts and parks, and successfully integrating diverse voices from a broad spectrum of creative organizations and artists.

Prior to joining ACG, Ms. Muñoz-Blanco led public agencies in Dallas, Houston, and Memphis, managing multidisciplinary programs, capital projects, and public-private partnerships with performing arts organizations, museums, cultural centers, and sports and recreational facilities. Leading the City of Dallas’ Office of Cultural Affairs for nine years, she oversaw 22 city-owned cultural facilities managed directly by her management team or through long-term partnerships with leading arts organizations. She has implemented arts education and literacy programs for youth in multiple settings, capacity building programs for emerging and midsize cultural organizations, public art programs with strong local artist participation opportunities, and a wide array of grants and funding programs. Ms. Muñoz-Blanco has secured increased public investment in the arts through advocacy and relationship building with elected officials and arts advisory boards. Throughout her career, she has sought opportunities for private investment in public projects, most recently managing a $4.5 million partnership with a health corporation for the redevelopment of a neighborhood park. Her capital project experience includes opening the $40 million Moody Performance Hall (formerly the Dallas City Performance Hall), planning for a cultural center in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, and managing $5 million in improvements to the historic Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis.